December 1, 2021 Issue of JAMA Pediatrics

December 2021, Vol 175, No. 12, Pages 1199-1300

Viewpoint

The Silent Crisis of Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines

Corinna J. Rea, MD, MPH; Francisco J. Alvarez, MD; Joel S. Tieder, MD, MPH

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1201-1202. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2435

This Viewpoint discusses how to improve the current state of Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Early-Onset Kidney Stone Disease鈥擟onsequences and Opportunities

Gregory E. Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE; Michelle R. Denburg, MD, MSCE; Jonathan S. Ellison, MD

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1203-1204. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2966

This Viewpoint discusses the increasing incidence of early-onset kidney stone disease, its epidemiology and consequences, and the need for more data to inform treatment decisions.

Increasing Criminalization of Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youths鈥擜 Politically Motivated Crisis

Benjamin C. Park, BS; Rishub K. Das, BA; Brian C. Drolet, MD

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1205-1206. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2969

This Viewpoint discusses escalating and organized efforts throughout the United States to curtail gender-affirming care for transgender adolescents.

The Need for Reproductive Justice in Pediatrics

Rachel E. Cohen, MD; Tracey A. Wilkinson, MD, MPH; Michelle Staples-Horne, MD, MS, MPH

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1207-1208. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2978

This Viewpoint discusses the importance of integrating reproductive justice into the clinical practice of pediatricians.

In Search of a Better Way to Assess the Risk of Youth Exposure to Nicotine and Tobacco Products

Ruoyan Sun, PhD; David Mendez, PhD; Kenneth E. Warner, PhD

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1208-1209. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2981

This Viewpoint discusses use of risk-adjusted nicotine product days instead of past 30-day use of any tobacco product to assess the risk of youth exposure to nicotine and tobacco products.

On My Mind

Sexual Harassment via Telemedicine: Accountability and Prevention, Even From a Distance

础濒颈蝉辞苍翱鈥橠补蹿蹿别谤, 叠础

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1210-1211. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2360

This essay describes the author鈥檚 experience with harassment during telemedicine.

Editorial

How Can the Pediatric Community Enhance Funding for Child Health Research?

Thomas F. Boat, MD; Jeffrey A. Whitsett, MD

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1212-1214. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3351

Firearm Injuries鈥� Impact on US Children: Broadening Our Work

Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1214-1215. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3509

It鈥檚 Time to End Lead Poisoning in the United States

Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc; David Bellinger, PhD, MSc

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1216-1217. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3525

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder鈥擶hat Are We Missing? What Are We Waiting for?

Laura K. Grubb, MD, MPH

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):e213858. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3858

Original Investigation

Effect of Whole-Genome Sequencing on the Clinical Management of Acutely Ill Infants With Suspected Genetic Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial

The NICUSeq Study Group

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1218-1226. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3496

This randomized clinical trial investigates the effect of whole-genome sequencing on the clinical management of acutely ill infants with suspected genetic disease.

Effect of a Hybrid Closed-Loop System on Glycemic and Psychosocial Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Mary B. Abraham, PhD; Martin de Bock, PhD; Grant J. Smith, MPsych; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1227-1235. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3965

This randomized clinical trial investigates the use of a hybrid closed-loop system to improve both glycemic control and psychosocial outcomes in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes as compared with conventional diabetes management.

Correlation Between National Institutes of Health Funding for Pediatric Research and Pediatric Disease Burden in the US

Chris A. Rees, MD, MPH; Michael C. Monuteaux, ScD; Vendela Herdell; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1236-1243. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3360

This cross-sectional analysis evaluates the correlation between National Institutes of Health funding and disease burden across pediatric conditions in the US.

Association of Neighborhood Gun Violence With Mental Health鈥揜elated Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization

Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP; Hannah K. Mitchell, BMBS, MSc; Joel A. Fein, MD, MPH; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1244-1251. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3512

This cross-sectional study examines the association between neighborhood gun violence and subsequent mental health鈥搑elated pediatric emergency department utilization.

Individual- and Community-Level Factors Associated With Detectable and Elevated Blood Lead Levels in US Children: Results From a National Clinical Laboratory

Marissa Hauptman, MD, MPH; Justin K. Niles, MA; Jeffrey Gudin, MD; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1252-1260. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3518

This cross-sectional study evaluates individual- and community-level factors associated with detectable and elevated blood lead levels in children.

Association of a Sweetened Beverage Tax With Soda Consumption in High School Students

Emma K. Edmondson, MD, MSHP; Christina A. Roberto, PhD; Emily F. Gregory, MD, MHS; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1261-1268. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3991

This economic evaluation uses Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System data from 2013 to 2019 to assess whether a sweetened beverage tax is associated with a reduction in high school students鈥� soda intake.

Incidence and Age- and Sex-Specific Differences in the Clinical Presentation of Children and Adolescents With Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Debra K. Katzman, MD; Wendy Spettigue, MD; Holly Agostino, MD; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):e213861. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3861

This cross-sectional study of Canadian children and adolescents with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder examines incidence and age- and sex-specific differences in clinical presentation.

Behavioral Intervention for Social Challenges in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Simone J. Darling, PhD; Marquelle Goods, GradDipPsych; Nicholas P. Ryan, PhD; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):e213982. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3982

This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates the association of behavioral interventions with development of social functioning and social cognitive skills among children and adolescents with social deficits.

Review

Association of Childhood Adversity With Morbidity and Mortality in US Adults: A Systematic Review

Lucinda Rachel Grummitt, BA; Noah T. Kreski, MPH; Stephanie Gyuri Kim, MS; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1269-1278. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2320

This systematic review uses data from meta-analyses obtained via PsycINFO and MEDLINE to investigate the association of childhood adversity with morbidity and mortality in US children.

JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page

Pre-exposure Prophylaxis鈥擯reventing HIV in Adolescents

Joseph Thomas Whelihan, MD; Maureen Novak, MD

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1300. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3274

This Patient Page describes what HIV is, risk factors for teens, and information on pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV.

Research Letter

Medical Uninsurance and Underinsurance Among US Children: Findings From the National Survey of Children鈥檚 Health, 2016-2019

Adam Gaffney, MD, MPH; Samuel Dickman, MD; Christopher Cai, MD; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1279-1281. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2822

This cross-sectional study uses data from the 2016 to 2019 National Survey of Children鈥檚 Health to examine trends in both medical uninsurnace and underinsurance among US children.

One-Year Outcomes of Critical Care Patients Post鈥揅OVID-19 Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

Patrick Davies, MRCPCH; Pascale du Pré, MRCPCH; Jon Lillie, MRCPCH; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1281-1283. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2993

This study examines 1-year outcomes of critical care patients in the UK after COVID-19 multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Physical Restraint Use for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department

Katherine A. Nash, MD; Destiny G. Tolliver, MD; Richard Andrew Taylor, MD, MHS; et al.

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JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(12):1283-1285. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3348

This cross-sectional study explores the use of physical restraint on youth at risk of harming themselves or others in the emergency department, stratified by race and ethnicity.

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